Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 9:13PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 6:13pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and thunderstorms
with heavy rain and gusty wind to 45 mph over the northern Piedmont.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Graham, Hillsborough,
Creedmoor, Louisburg, and Wake Forest.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 163 and 197.
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 140 and 162, between Mile Markers
259 and 293, and between Mile Markers 298 and 302.
Interstate 440 between Mile Markers 1 and 16.
Interstate 540 between Mile Markers 0 and 24.
NC Highway 264 between Mile Markers 20 and 22.
the Durham Freeway between Mile Markers 2 and 17.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Granville; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Franklin; Chatham; Wake; Johnston
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov